The International Register of Potentially Toxic Chemicals (IRPTC): its databank and network partners

Issue title: Environmental Health Data in Europe: Current Approaches. Selected papers from a WHO/EURO Consultation

Guest editors: A.W. Elias

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Sundén, Agneta | Huismans, Jan W.

Affiliations: International Register of Potentially Toxic Chemicals (IRPTC), Palais des Nations, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland

Abstract: The IRPTC was established by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in 1976, upon the recommendation of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment held in Stockholm in 1972. It consists of a central unit and a network for information exchange. The main objective of IRPTC is to provide information adequate for the assessment of the hazards to health and the environment posed by chemicals. It is designed primarily to assist authorities responsible for protection of human health and the environment, however, its services are available to everyone.

DOI: 10.3233/ISU-1990-101-212

Journal: Information Services & Use, vol. 10, no. 1-2, pp. 93-99, 1990